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Home | Ranch Photo Gallery
 
Ranch Photo Gallery
Live the ranch life vicariously through our photos!

Enjoy our photos. They're updated and added to regularly. At right you see the sunset sky on summer solstice, 2007.

Customers and web page visitors have asked that we place our home page weekly photos in a separate category in our gallery, so here they are:

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Sandhill Cranes in the early morning mist
Sandhill Cranes in the early morning mist

Peak of the Sanhill Crane migration through the SL
Peak of the Sanhill Crane migration through the SL

Late February Sunset
Late February Sunset

One of the horse boarders
One of the horse boarders

Number 64 Says Have a Happy Valentine's Day
Number 64 Says Have a Happy Valentine's Day

Hay is for eating and lounging
Hay is for eating and lounging

Yet another Bald Eagle
Yet another Bald Eagle

Another Bald Eagle
Another Bald Eagle

Majestic Bald Eagle
Majestic Bald Eagle

Winter Horse Boarding
Winter Horse Boarding

NYE Blue Moon Rising Over Sangre de Cristo Mountai
NYE Blue Moon Rising Over Sangre de Cristo Mountai

Red Tail Hawk Happy New Year
Red Tail Hawk Happy New Year

Merry Christmas & Happy Winter Solstice
Merry Christmas & Happy Winter Solstice

The Holidays are Rapidly Approaching
The Holidays are Rapidly Approaching

Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Sangre de Cristo Mountains

Another Beautiful November Sunset
Another Beautiful November Sunset

A few remaining Sandhill Cranes - Happy Thanksgivi
A few remaining Sandhill Cranes - Happy Thanksgivi

Cattle and computers: Ultrasound scanning
Cattle and computers: Ultrasound scanning

Prince the fat cat
Prince the fat cat

Last of the sun's rays on the Sangre de Cristos
Last of the sun's rays on the Sangre de Cristos

Lots of early snow
Lots of early snow

Snow in the Sangre de Cristos
Snow in the Sangre de Cristos

The last of the hay put up before the snow and rai
The last of the hay put up before the snow and rai

Autumn Rainbow
Autumn Rainbow

Cloudless Sky with thick smoky haze
Cloudless Sky with thick smoky haze

September Snow in the Mountains
September Snow in the Mountains

Mike defies all ranching stereoptypes
Mike defies all ranching stereoptypes

Interesting Cloud Formations
Interesting Cloud Formations

Steers relaxing in the meadow
Steers relaxing in the meadow

Another spectacular August Sunset
Another spectacular August Sunset

Red Tail Hawk lives in our tree pasture
Red Tail Hawk lives in our tree pasture

Sunset filtered through osha plants and pine trees
Sunset filtered through osha plants and pine trees

"Rowdy" on the cattle drive
"Rowdy" on the cattle drive

Sunset clouds over Sand Dunes and Sangre de Cristo
Sunset clouds over Sand Dunes and Sangre de Cristo

Sunset over Dog Mountain
Sunset over Dog Mountain

Getting the hay put up
Getting the hay put up

It's cherry season!
It's cherry season!

A beautiful rainbow
A beautiful rainbow

Happy Summer Solstice & Father's Day
Happy Summer Solstice & Father's Day

More low hanging clouds
More low hanging clouds

The branding crew
The branding crew

Low hanging clouds over the mountains
Low hanging clouds over the mountains

Another beautiful May sunset
Another beautiful May sunset

This hawk's nest is above my best asparagus patch
This hawk's nest is above my best asparagus patch

Asparagus everywhere!
Asparagus everywhere!

The horses are enjoying the new green grass. Happy
The horses are enjoying the new green grass. Happy

A Scottish Highlander calf mysteriously showed up
A Scottish Highlander calf mysteriously showed up

Grilling season has begun!
Grilling season has begun!

Theresa's mini-Dacshund, Rowdy,  greets you when
Theresa's mini-Dacshund, Rowdy, greets you when

Horses enjoying a blustery day Happy Easter
Horses enjoying a blustery day Happy Easter

The "heart and the eagle"
The "heart and the eagle"

Snow is melting, Happy April fool's day
Snow is melting, Happy April fool's day

Spring in the San Luis Valley
Spring in the San Luis Valley

Happy Equinox! Calving has begun
Happy Equinox! Calving has begun

Cow relaxing at home
Cow relaxing at home

Sunset over Greenie Mountain
Sunset over Greenie Mountain

View of Windy peak from "The Triangle"
View of Windy peak from "The Triangle"

Alamosa Canyon Summer range in winter
Alamosa Canyon Summer range in winter

Midwinter sunset - Happy Valentine's Day!
Midwinter sunset - Happy Valentine's Day!

Our two newest horses that we're training
Our two newest horses that we're training

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We had our cattle drive in July to move them up to summer range

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Cathy and Cherokee on the cattle drive
Cathy and Cherokee on the cattle drive

Cathy on Cherokee
Cathy on Cherokee

Mike and Cathy waiting for sunrise
Mike and Cathy waiting for sunrise

Mike and Cathy waiting for sunrise
Mike and Cathy waiting for sunrise

The sun peeking above the horizon
The sun peeking above the horizon

The sun is half way up
The sun is half way up

The sun is in full view
The sun is in full view

Heading down the Monte Vista Canal
Heading down the Monte Vista Canal

Starting across the desert floor
Starting across the desert floor

Riders on cattle drive
Riders on cattle drive

The cow Mike calls "Whitey"
The cow Mike calls "Whitey"

The cow Mike calls "Freckles"
The cow Mike calls "Freckles"

Across the desert floor
Across the desert floor

Trailing them accross the desert
Trailing them accross the desert

Entering the canyon
Entering the canyon

On up the canyon
On up the canyon

Moving up the canyon
Moving up the canyon

Coming to day's end
Coming to day's end

Final destination for the day
Final destination for the day

The 6th generation
The 6th generation

Eyebrows
Eyebrows

     

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Calving season is always a great opportunity for picture taking. Enjoy photos of some of our cutest and most interesting looking calves.

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Fancy still hangs out with Sox
Fancy still hangs out with Sox

Fancy approaching
Fancy approaching

Fancy is over a month old now
Fancy is over a month old now

"Fancy"
"Fancy"

Fancy close up
Fancy close up

Fancy preparing to nurse
Fancy preparing to nurse

Fancy and her mom
Fancy and her mom

"Socks"
"Socks"

"Socks" in profile
"Socks" in profile

Cows and calves
Cows and calves

Fancy and Socks
Fancy and Socks

3 Cows and a calf
3 Cows and a calf

Cow 575 and her calf
Cow 575 and her calf

Lounging buddies
Lounging buddies

Little guy standing alone
Little guy standing alone

Contest calf 013 with her mother
Contest calf 013 with her mother

Contest calf posing
Contest calf posing

Calves hanging out at the mineral feeder
Calves hanging out at the mineral feeder

Nursing calf
Nursing calf

Calves in the pasture
Calves in the pasture

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Below, enjoy our gallery of scenic photos

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Our old cabin
Our old cabin

Horses
Horses

Verdant Meadow with Dog Mountain in the Background
Verdant Meadow with Dog Mountain in the Background

Sangre de Cristo Mountains from McNeil Ranch
Sangre de Cristo Mountains from McNeil Ranch

The Heart and the Eagle, Sangre de Cristo Mountain
The Heart and the Eagle, Sangre de Cristo Mountain

Cranes taking off over cut and piled hay - McNeil
Cranes taking off over cut and piled hay - McNeil

   

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The wildlife is pretty spectacular too.

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Hawk over Alamosa River
Hawk over Alamosa River

Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle

Close up hawk zoomed in
Close up hawk zoomed in

Hawk in flight
Hawk in flight

Greater Sanhill Cranes taking off from cut and pil
Greater Sanhill Cranes taking off from cut and pil

Baby Owl Close Up
Baby Owl Close Up

Fledgling Owl
Fledgling Owl

 

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Some people like to see seasonal variations of the same photo point

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Fall - South East San Juan Mountians
Fall - South East San Juan Mountians

Summer - South East San Juan Mountains - Haying Se
Summer - South East San Juan Mountains - Haying Se

Spring - South East San Juan Mountains
Spring - South East San Juan Mountains

Winter - South East San Juan Mountains
Winter - South East San Juan Mountains

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Cherries! One of my favorite fruits
Cherries! One of my favorite fruits

Healthy breakfast food
Healthy breakfast food

A bouquet of asparagus
A bouquet of asparagus

Bundles of asparagus
Bundles of asparagus

Asparagus
Asparagus

Roast Beef Nasturtium appetizers
Roast Beef Nasturtium appetizers

   

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August sunset
August sunset

July sunset over Dog Mountain
July sunset over Dog Mountain

   

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Nursing calf
Nursing calf

Mama cow and nursing calf
Mama cow and nursing calf

Baby Calves
Baby Calves

Mom and baby
Mom and baby

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Ultrasound Scanning = Quality
Ultrasound Scanning = Quality Our cattle are ultrsound scanned to determine the quality of the meat so we know whcih ones will be the best. It is the same technology used on pregnant women. . . . More